Cuff fastener



June 13, 1950 J. B. LEWIS 2,510,988

CUFF FASTENER Filed Feb. 13; 1946 Inventor ejZzKsozz B Lewis 2mm. WWW/e lim Patented June 13, 1950 U N l T ED STAT S FATE OFFICE 2,510,988 CUFF FASTENER;

Jackson B. Lewis, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application February 13, 1946, Serial No. 647,297

3 Claims.

This invention relates tonovel and useful improvements and structural refinements in cuff fasteners, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described which is particularly adapted for use with shirts and the like, the cuffs of which are provided with the conventional buttons and button-holes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cuff fastener which is of yieldable character, whereby the cuffs may be fastened before the shirt is worn and which will expand sufficiently to allow the passage of the arms through the cuffs when the shirt is subsequently put on.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cuff fastener, which, by virtue of the advantage set forth in the preceding paragraph, will allow the shirt sleeves to be pulled upwardly on the arms while washing or working, without the necessity of unfastening the cuffs.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a cuff fastener which is of pleasing appearance.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cuff fastener which is of simple construction and which will not easily become damaged.

With the above more important objects in View and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the construction and arrangement of parts as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention,

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the same, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating the invention applied to a shirt cuff.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention consists of an anchoring button 5 provided on one side thereof with an eye 6. This button may assume any convenient form, and the remaining side thereof may be engraved or otherwise ornamentally inscribed in order to enhance the appearance of the fastener.

A safety pin 8, provided with the conventional, releasable side Q, has a bend lil formed in the fixed side ll thereof. This bend constitutes a keeper seat which will also be referred to hereinafter by the reference numeral H3.

A tension spring [2 is formed at each end thereof with a 100p l3, whereby it may be connected at one side to the aforementioned eye 6 2 while the remaining end thereof is engageable with the keeper seat ID.

The loops [3 are also connected by means of a chain I t which is somewhat longer than the com pressed length of the spring l2, and the purpose of which will be hereinafter more particularly described.

When the invention is placed in use, the anchoring button 5 is placed against the outer surface is of one side of the cuff It, with the eye 6 extending into the button-hole ll. The releasable arm 9 of the safety pin 8 is then fastened on the inner surface I8 of the remaining side of the cuff, adjacent to the conventional button l9.

The fastening as above described may be performed before the shirt is worn, and when the same is subsequently put on, the spring l2 will stretch sufficiently to permit the arms to be inserted and passed through the cuffs [6. At the same time, the chain 84 will prevent over-stretching of the spring, which may otherwise result if the arms are not passed through the cuff with care.

When the shirt is worn, the spring l2 will similarly allow the sleeves to be pulled upwardly on the arms while washing or working, without the necessity of unfastening the cuffs.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Minor changes in the shape, size and arrangement of details coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice, if desired.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. An expansible cuff fastener comprising a button, a coil spring having opposing loop ends, one of said ends being secured to the button, a safety pin, the other of said loop ends being secured to the pin, said spring being connected transversely between the button and the pin, and a flexible stop member connected between the loop ends of the spring and limiting the expansion thereof.

2. An expansible cuff fastener comprising a button, a coil spring having opposing loop ends, an eye on one side of the button, one of said loop ends being secured to the eye, a safety pin, the other of said loop ends being secured to the pin, and a flexible stop element connected between the loop ends of the spring and limiting the expansion thereof.

3 3. An expansible cuff fastener comprising a.

button having an eye formed on one side thereof, a coil spring having opposing loop ends, one of said loop ends being secured to the eye, a pin having a fixed section and a movable section, the other of said loop ends being attached to the fixed section, means for centering the loop end thereon and a flexible stop member connected between the opposing loop ends of the spring for limiting the expansion thereof.

JACKSON B. LEWIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Atkin et a1 Nov. 10, 1885 Chew May 18, 1886 Tams Feb. 15, 1910 Hoot Aug. 22, 1916 Fishman Dec. 21, 1920 Kaufman May 2, 1922 Butler Oct. 10, 1922 Slater et a1 Nov. 21, 1922 Modrell June 30, 1925 

